The evening world. Newspaper, October 17, 1903, Page 1

| (es ~ lowered the lights and peeked. through WEATHER—Rain; clearing NIGHT EDITION: ILAIESiT POLICE CATCH AS ABURCLAR} BOLD SWINDLER Charles Wentisch, After Warn- ing Intruder, Fired Twice with Revolver and Shotgun and His Victim Bled to Death. It Is Charged that He Stole Checks from Mails; Forged Indorsements and Arranged for Cash by Telephone. DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED AS COL. R. REEVES. ARRESTED IN BUILDING OF WESTERN UNION. Deputy Sheriff Declares’ He Heard Him Plotting with Com- panions, but Neighbors Tell Police a Different Story. Tried to Get Money on Checks from Title Guararitee and Trust Co. After Banking Hours, but Didn’t Succeed. Buspected of being a burglar, Col. Sylvestor R. Reeve, of No. 4 Elton street, was shot and killed by Charles ‘Wentisch while trying to break into the latter’s home, at Lutheran place, near Broadway, Woodhaven, at about 2 o'clock this morning. According to Wentisch’s story, he heard a nolse as if some one was try- ing to break into the house. He opened the front window and saw a man. He warned him away, but the man paid no attention to the warning and continued his efforts to break in. Wentisch then fired a shot from a 45-calibre revolver. ‘The police were notified and an am- bulance summoned from the Jamaica Hospital. Dr. Rink, who responded, found the wounded man had bled to death. In the pockets of the dead man were found a letter addressed to Col. R. Reeve, No. 45 Elton street, Brooklyn, and a cord such as is used for garrot- ing by the thugs of india. Heard the Men Plot. Wentisch was excited and unable to tell a very clear story, but a peculiar Version of the affair was given by John Budd, a deputy sheriff, who has a har- ness shop within 150 feet of Wentlsch’s house. According to Budd's story he was playtng carda in a room back of his shop when he heard footsteps on a cel- ler door just outside his window. He In the arrest made this afternoon in the ‘Western Union building, at Broadway and Dey street, the police think they heve unearthed a man who has been stealing checks from the mails, forging indorsements and getting them cashed. His methods were unusually bold, and it was because the institution he tried to swindle this afternoon had been warned by previous experience that he was caught to-day. Harry Hollingshead, paying teller of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company at No. 146 Broadway, got a telephone message this afternoon, after banking hours, from a person who said that he was Judge Richand B, Kelly, of No. 170 Broadway. The man at the other end of the telephone explained that he had two checks signed by the company, and that as it was after banking hours he could not cash them, He asked if the Title Guarantee & ‘Trust Company would not give him the money on the checks, amounting to $112. A short time later a messenger ar- rived with the checks. This messenger was Edward Hayes, a clerk in the Western Union office. Suspicious of Indorsement. Mr. Hollingshead became suspicious when he saw the Kelly indorsement on the checks and agked Hayes where he got them. “A man gave them to me at the Western Union Building and told me to bring back the cash," answered Hayes. Mr. Hollingshead telephoned to Judge Kelly, who said that he had not sent a ‘messenger to the trust company and that, furthermore, he had not seen the checks. Inquiry showed that they were mailed last night to Judge Kelly and had been stolen in transit. A telephone message was sent to the Wall Street bureau of the Central Office and Detective-Sergeants Maloney and MoCormack were detailed to accompany the messenger. He guided them to a well-dressed young man who was stand- ing in the basement office, At the Church @treet Station the pris- oner gave the name of Harry Schwerin, but refused his address. He said he the curtain and saw three men. of them sald: “Ghere's the house. The 00d thi over there,’ ada "be three men went away, one of them ng to the front of Wentisch's house “the other two taking positions on broadway, where they could watch. ‘udd went fcr his revolver and then S‘epped out of his house, As he did so ibe (wo men on watch ran down Broad- way and he pursued them. While he was gone the third man at- temptel to break open the window of Wentisch’s house. After Wentisch had warned him away the man succeeded jn breaking open the window, and in veply to another warn: sald: “You go to hell.” 2 lived oe Brooklyn, was unemployed and He attempted to raise himself over the| circus, | “i the Barnum and Bailey window stil and Wentisch fired. The tak man fell back end started to walk down a brett golem Broadway. The wound apparently an-|nere, he ‘said. ir “seemratane | made peat dy po eng ae turned to phe front Nygetern Gees Building to get out of You, Tt Kill you for thi routed Rctoss the street to tas eee ee SPPY eerie te ee, mean time had secured Wi hile r pene waiting tor nim Chests a club ans tectives came adong and pinched me." Schwerin had. $1013 in his pocke but no papers of any importance and no other checks, He asserted that he had influential frlends and could prove his honesty, The case was reported to —the United ey! aushoritics, For some tim: mail intended for doowntown ‘distr! Budo and son tales checks np te next checks have always turn: day with forged indorsements, The Title Guarantee und timized only a short time ag RABBI One le went td and as he was Wentlach f red with ‘a’ shotgun 0) man full in the breast, | xine the House Robbed Before, Thé house in which Wentisch lives, with his wife and seven children, their TRIES SUICIDE. neighbo! “ Mover the ettale san eee or TE, 8 end s sald thought that he ener nerally. had’ a. iare sum of money in hie house. He was arrested and held on a tech- nical charge to await the result of the Pithe polloe say. they: have i @ police say ve learned from the ighbors of “Mtr, Wentilech there ae only one man who went to his house and that he made no effort (PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17, Rabbi William M, Spragrr, of New York, at- tempted sulcide at the Walton here to«lay by swallowing morphine and cutting hie throat and left wrist with a razor, (He is in @ critical oon- dition at the Jefferson Hospital, Mr. Sprague, wito is reader and chanter at Temple Emanuel Synagogue on Fifth avenue, New York, registered at the hotel this morning, and later was found on Hane New Sone sen ieeg 28 | unconscious in hia ‘his ‘room, with fis throat Peal and wrlst cut. so eatd that hor eter: | Rabbi Henry Berkolts, ond Sorin mer f some great rance his friend: le fim colonel, Bho sald ance noe juiet and stea Rabbi Berkowitz stated that Mr. Spra- ger was well known, and that he was unable to account for his desire to end his Mi ——==___ WEATHER FORECAST, pry at Far caved ‘and he} Forecast for the thirty-six hours nation mado wa ahe hat he ending at 8 P. M. Sunday for New man who ppose was |] York City and vicinity: Rain to- bo ae sic nto hia house Ba ae night; Sunday rain, followed by me Island city: clearing and cooler; fresh south winds, shifting Sunday to west- SENATOR’S MISSION FAILED. )] erty. | Southeast storm warnings are ordered displayed at 10 A. M. from Moorehead, N. C., to New York, Storm centre over Interior of South Atlantic States, moving northeastward. Increasing and probably high east winds, shifting to northwest Sunday morning, ee ‘West Shore and Ontario na Weat- he Magis- 1, — Senator Proctor, of Vermont, saw the President to-day and asked him to reconsider the case of United States Marshal Field, of ‘Vermont, who was dismissed by order of the President a few days ago in con- nection with the escape of certain Chi- frese who were being sent back to atin President told the Genator that, paises eo convincing he. could lec! ‘Trust Company was vic- cay Si Hotel | § of this ctty, |starters, w re ol was notifi and he hastened to the] Audience, n i Mr. Sprager said he tried told because 0: NEW YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1903. AUDIENCE FIRST IN STAKE; COLUMBIA MEETS AMHERST. HURSTBOURNEA 20,000 1N RAIN — (COLUMBIA 12: ~ (000 MUDDER; TO OPEN PARK | = AMHERST, 0. Fully 20,000 persons stood for two hours in the rain this Aatnoon in and about William H. Seward Park, at Canal i Leads a Good Field Home in the jstreet and East ebrei to ba nr Mi peers buy jue Conquerors of Harvard’s Mighty ‘ourth formal opening. Another thousand invited guests, among them Eleven Unable to Do Anythin de ae ate Ene many persons of prominence in the city, occupied seats in the Wikia Players hiss Beach Race-Traok This Af-l,avilion, Benches for seating 5,000 persons had been’ placed y ternoon. in the playground, They were to have been occupied by chil- Heights. dren, but tne rain kept oi ee away. eee en ‘Jinstrustd to let the crowd into the playground and for half an EnnIGHT VRDvae hour a struggling, howling stream of humanity poured in ' THAT HE CAN JUMP. Jthrough the north gateway. Men, women and children clam- bered over the seats to reach a place near the pavilion. GAME PLAYED ON A RAIN-SOAKED FIELD. Towropes His Field in Hurdle Tagan oper i The Wearers of White and Blue Race—Colleen Bawn Cap- Score Shortly After Time Is tures Second—Rain Makes FOOTBALL RESULTS. Called, and Then Hold Oppo- At New Haven—Yale, 27; Pennsyivan.a S:a.c 0, Track a'Sappery Morass, At West Pont—Harvard, 5; West Point, 0. nents Down. 5 At Princeten—Princeton, 11; Carlisle, 0. THE WINNERS. At Philade'phia—Pennsylvania, 30; Brown, 0. First Halt, Columbia 12, Am- herst 0. At Easton—Lafayette, 43; Fordham, 0. At rans care eB roi ee Newton—Dartmou! At Cambrldge—Harvatd Freshmen, 0; Philips Exter ,0. At Middletown—Wesleyan, 28; Rensselaer Polytechnis, O. Fourth Rac regor. sai tehe Fifth Race—Bard of Ayon 1, i ge 2, Tufts 3. Fourth Rane—Bridge 1 “Ties 2, Frank Bell 3, Fifth Race—My Surprise 1, Haven Hun 2, Harp Bird 3. CONFESSION OF FARLEY CAUSES PARKS A: SHOCK coo ccr-Sic% prasted jar outdoor sport” came ‘here in es. Great. showing made by the Am- berst team against the Harvard eleven, which they defeated by a score of 5 to FIRST RACE—Enright (9 to-5) 1, Gibson Light (16 to 5) 2, The Rival 3. THE LINE-UP. tis SECOND RACE-—Colleen Bawn (10 to 1) 1, Gay Lotharlo (10 to 1) 2, Sir Carter 3. THIRD RACE—Audlence (9 to 10) 1, Algonquin (7 to 1) 2, Fine Art 3. FOURTH RACE.—Hurstbourne (7 to 2), 1; Rostand (16 to 5), 2; Saive- telle, 3. FIFTH RACE—Young Henry (18 to 5) 1, Mary Street (20 to 1) 2, Mollie Brant, 3. SIXTH RACE—Wild Pirate (11 to 5) 1, Sheriff Bell (4 to 1) 2, Payne, 3. . Hodaman, of mas—Mr. McClave, ——— POLO GROUNDS, Oct. 17.—The first really Important football game that has been played in this vicinity this season was decked at the Polo Grounds thie, agternoon. The teams that indulged in the bruising tussle of the gridiron were the, Columbia and Amherst édlevens. ‘The day was & disagreeable one, as 1@ rein kept constantly falling and, as @ result, the Meld was well soaked by the time the players catne out on the big grass battlefield. Despite the in- RACE-TRACK, BRIGHTON BBDAOH, Oct. 17.—An easterly wind and a‘driving rain spoiled racing at Brighton Beach this afternoon. It not only conve-:ed, the track into a slippery morass, ‘ut it also made the crowd miserable, for there 7 “There Ain't ‘Waeninn to 1" Is: ‘NeMous Com-' ment of Convicted, Labor Leader TR SEVERAL OF THE BODIES OF THE Relief Train Sent from Trenton Brings | ‘abba i} and at least twenty-five were injured in a collision between work trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Washington Cros eight miles above here, to-day. eight bodies and all of the fnjured. The other bodies brought in later. was impossible to extricate them beforé the special started f Trenton. and employed by the Pennsylvania on track work. They have been ti Ing to points about Trenton where repairs are in progress on parts of road damaged by the flood of two weeks ago. COLLISION WAS A REAR END ONE. aster at Washington Crossing, N. Jn Caused Probably by a Mix-Up of Sis ---Workingmen the Victims. ie KILLED STILL JAMMED IN WR Eight of the Badly Mangled Dead and ; of the Injured—Cause of the Accid Has Not Been Definitely Settled. a TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 17.—Sixteen workmen were A special train has returned from the scene of the wreek, ¥ They were so jammed in the wreckage All of the men-killed and injured were laborers living in ‘this: ‘The men were assigned to work on the Belvidere Division to-day is Ilttle protection against rain at this Latte ; 1 10 was responsible for their being re- 4 ‘The card was a very interesting one in When He ‘Hears the News. garded by the majority of the epectators | Weet ont in two ee At tha rans of.) Ont flrs ight its original form, but onoe e traci é am the sure winners of the game. Con- |paseenger carry! be ; was heavy those horses that had no aiderable money was wagede on the| work for the chy was to be done about Lambertville, sixteen miles above chance In the muddy going were with-| with nis usual detiant btuster, but) you extorted $50,000 from Mr, W. E. D. | same, with Amherst the favorite at odds! Trenton, on the Delaware River. fi Btokes?”’ the interviewer asked. of 6 to 4, Although the game was slated “He don't know what he's telking|to begin at 230 o'clock It was close on ed plese Parks. ‘You don't sup-j to 3 before the teams began their tussle. ore, knows my business. I tell you; By that time there were fully 4,000 ain’t got nothing on me.” People present. drawn. All calculations were upset and the talent had to make hasty searches for mud larks, The stake features were the Produce Stakes for two-year-old filles and the Wave Handicap. The attendance was large, but below the usual Saturdhy average. nevertheless nervous and somewnst in- coherent, Sam Parks greeted the news to-day that Henry Farley, nis 09- worker, who was awaiting trial fed perjury in his evidence defending rh had made startling disclosures to the District-Attorney, confeaging that both he and the defendant had lied in their testimony. “There ain't nothin’ to ft," said Parks after glancing at the published con- fession, “I tell you there gin't nothing to it. He ain't got nothing to confess that can hurt me. If he's done wrong himself he'll have to tale his’ medicine, but I tell you he ain't got nothing on me.” The nervous manner prnich &he labor delegate reiterated “at ain't got jothing on me,” showed that the news of Farley's confession wes a severe 4| Shock to him, and as he went on his f] yotce ot eich ot ita "uwval, dogged tone and shook nervously. Parke Denies Farley’s Charges. “What about Farley's statement that FIRST RACE. One mile and six furlongs. 1 Sine Whe 1 Enright, “the favorite, went to the front, fenced well, had speed and came home alone, wenty” lengths in front of Gibson Light, who, second all the way, was hard driven to beat The Rival length for the place. Bix furlonee Starters, oa cae} me. +9 4 te cei RACE. first quarter and then Young Henry, who retch and won easily oie half from Mary Street vie Was Arat down on the:20-yard lin 3gne made a brilliant plu but was lald for a @ bruised shoulder. Colleen Bawn raced to the front at the| He Brant three-quarter of @ leng start, made all the running and won In| the place, a hard drive by a lengt ir rer raced in second place to the stretch,| One mile sie where Gay Lothario, who been third, closed strong and beat him out of | Start the place by @ length and a half. Re- | gid i Hance, the favorite, was left at post. THIRD RACE, Six furlongs, rood. La ont! Time ———————— BODY LIES INSTATE ON TRAIN. Deputation of Priests Acts as Mourners for Archbishop. | CINCINNATI, Oct. 11.~The body of h, | Archbishop Kain, of 8t. Louis, who died last Tuesday at St. Agnes's Ganitarium. Baltimore, was met on its @rrtyal here by a deputation of twelve priests from ns: 1St. Louis, headed by Rev. P. ¥. O'Reilly: ‘The remains lay in etate in a special palace car, which after arrival here was attached, to the Baltimore end Ohio Southwestern train and proceeded with the escort to Gt. Louis, where thé train 1g. cn 0. dis due to-night. The funeral is to be Won cased up. Time—41.47 4-8 | held on We Huurstbourn and Bad News raced to-| Next Tuesda} ardinal will gether for a quarter. Then Bad News| pass 1 too} te at Went on and took « lead of a coupis ot | the funeral and will be. Joined a bore by lengths on Hurstbourne and Lux Casta, | Archbishop Elder and @ party of clersy- On the far turn Hurstbourne again|men. encendimts ullding her health, her money has grad- ene oe Ae2 Soak end Lsshep eee Dye —— length and a rom Rostand. who] MRS, DAVIG LEAVES BUFFALO. beat Salvatella a length for the place. z ually dissipated, and this sale is the sec- % piace: | BUFFALO, N. Y., Oot 1.—Mrs, Jef-lond appeal to the profession for which ferson Davis, who has been iM at Castle] sie has done so much, aie ard ling by . mick back by p. ‘The Amheratians found a stone; Ea ee ental WallrCeA SOE Boel oes el fispone ot all of | wali he thelr rushes, and wien they rei rted to end runs they gD4d Mementoes of the aged actreass, the/that punt was necessa 8 5. 13-5 ay Von driving, Time—1.15 4-5, Art out out the running, followed ataloupe and Great ‘Crosal They raced in close order to the stretch, where all three quit, Audience then went to the front and, stall rush by, Algonquin, won by ngt Kigonqiin was threa lengths In front of Cantaloupe. “What about his statement that both] The teams decided to play twenty-five You and he wére coached to He in your| minutes the first haif and twenty min- testimony on the stand?” utes the second half. "I don't know nothing about what the! Columbia kicked the ball to the fi lawyer told htm and I don’t care. If} teen-yard | where an Amherst mi he’e done any wrong he's got to take his | touched t ere and dt bounded ov a . medicine. But I tell you ag'in be ain't | when®e Columbia eta conaoRn: got nothing on me." till repeating this | Jones, of Columbia. got the ball for a phrase Parks bowed bls visitor out. ‘oal; ‘thus after two minutes’ play the score was Columbia 6, Amherst 0. Farley Admits He Lied. Amherat« Pants, Ahain Amherst rey The disbarment and punishment of alond down Smith BE etambta, ‘get ie lawyer prominent at the New York bar, | {ill and aided by perfect interference, many new indlotmente for perjury oF |‘The Now Yorkers seemed to find no res extortion and @ wholesale exposure of | Sistan thelr headiong plunges, and prclgaan practined by walling dele-|{t,"as is matinee first down on Amherst’s gates under the guise of securing for Here the Amherst boys took a de- Tabor its Just dues, will result trom |{termined ‘stand and Columbia fos! the Farley's startling confession to District- |"wag to Iwas mot very auccesse Attorney Jerom ful regained the leather Deserted by the man for whose sake | 0M the twenty rd line, Once nore they plowed through their ni 6 Dal \* Continued on Second Page.) ‘8 thirty~yard line, the New York: org, were penalized ten varde for oft. side play. They then attempted a. fleid a a8 was ' i Mine boys at. University, Henn hack kick left the ball on Amherst's ‘ard line for first down, Duell Fambled, ree, of Amherst, punted to Duell. Funds Contributed After an Ap- |» whe, net the ball alip. but Duell dropped ¢ field, A. flerce peal to Members of Her Pro- |2i5 Mogi an pea SEAte horpe carried the ball through the fession Are Exhausted and ‘Amherst line for severvarda tere. he Mister Sinhop was in a mace piry that a mass pay Her Souvenirs Are to Be Sold. |resuitea in rac’ down on "Ainherst's (wo foot line, Duell made Columbia's sv« Kicked goal, Booret Columbine iz: ame To provide Mme. Janauschek with! here a" Ot See ARS alumbia's centre kicked to Amherat'a comforts in what will probably be her/ay-vand line. After carrying the dail to last year of life, H. J. Wood, of Gulli-|their S-yard line they were penalize] van, Harris & Wood, theatrical man-| 18 aris {or holding in the line agers, have secured her consent to sell| bin's all of her theatrical effects, mementoes Soe exuvenire, for holding on the line. On a punt Am- Bime. Janauschek ie now at Saratoga. |herm got thelr. Arst down on thelr own Her health, dectiaing during the Inst) %-vard line. Smith made | pndert al) tackle when the Amherst rita! ere vente, he peerne © Lage paenily eamed to have a cloar held for 9) ards leved that tmpoest eft end run by Amherst resulted {n tor her to tive through another winter. !a loss. On a punt it was Columbia's Through the widespread response to a| Dall on her thirty-yard tine st com) cal! for assistance sent out two years | P'* Sint, immediately after ago, Mme. Janausohek haas been able to} umpire called time. the half com to Hive since then, But, in the effort of re- | 7 end with the score 12 {0 0 in Colum FOURTH RACE, One mile and a sixteenth. fiiarters, wath, Jockeys. St.2urt re iat Michnels, ut jumbla, after another slip. was pena) jumpin Second Half. Amherst's first kic oal-line and was taken back to her ent over the FIFTH RACE. Bix furlongs. 4 Fale: yaks ashy ioe i- lost so much Jones ran oe b es) an jqnes.ehe hads refrained from selling in| the pall back. ten ya to Columbia's her thirty-yard line. gale will be held in ‘the. Hilton | their fines No. 7 West BES sieht on Columbia, hurdtes they y penalties SY Aaroe roe Drought it to Columbine aeyard sitive tee re tweeter ne teen rena On the Grat down, Co usable punted to, 6 tion stopped at Washington's crossing for some reason unexplained, and second section came along and crashed into it on a curve, SCARCELY A MAN ESCAPED. egg shell. were killed. motive and it was buckled up between the second train and the cars carrying repairing machinery, sand and stone, in front. sitting in the car smoking and laughing when the second train came ing around the curve and was upon them before they had a chance to their seats. wreckage and started to run away. TAKING OUT THE BODIES. ‘ train crews took charge of the situation. The workmen on the mass of iron and wood. tra! wai got there that those who were déad had been killed instantly, and that none © of bodies and attending to those who had been caught in the crush and escaped y | wit the arrival of the train. gation to fix the blame for the collision. SAD seribable confusion, and seldom, if ever, equalled in horror and excitement! and wounded bodies from the train to the ambulances were relatives and friends of the unfortunate ones, who already having heard of the awful at- cident, had gathered at the station in order to identify the bodies. Women” Pe. shrieked and frantically wrung their hands, men and children wept, and. at times it was almost impossible to keep the mourners from grasping ae | bod were sent to the scene to preserve order and to aid in the gruesome prot riot broke out among those less severely injured. By superb | excitement, nich the/ rolled down an embankment. and it requred the combned strength of a dozen men to check ei from leaping from the cars. It is supposed that there was a confusion of train orders. The firet Ba The big locomotive crushed the passenger coach as though'ft were Scarcely a man in it escaped. Those in the rear of the The roof of the coach slid over the smokestack of the ‘There had been no warning whatever of the accident. The men Some, who were only slightly injured, scrambled out ee The section bosses on the second train and the members of the t train were put to getting the bodies and the wounded out of the 8] Word was sent to the Pennsylvania offices in this city, and a in with a wrecking outfit and all the physicians that could be gathered s started for the scene of the accident. The physicians found when they the injured was mortally hurt. It was simply a case of removing the h their lives, Ambulances from St. Francis’s Hospital were at the station awaiting E. R. Solliday, claim agent for the Pennsylvania, has begun an investi- SCENES AT TRENTON. The scene at the station when the dead train arrived was one of ee this city. Mingled in the crowd which surrounded the men who carried the dead ies of their friends from the hands of the ambulance men, ‘As soon as the report of the wreck reached Trenton twenty polit 3, ip When the relief train filled with the bodies of the dead and injured is ceeded about a mile from the scene of the wreck toward Trenton « amall Frenzied by paiii@ one Italian, wounded internally, jumped from the train His action was followed quickly by b line. hurdle and on hel W.vard "The beautitu. punt by Pisher Amherst's first down to her yard Coggeshall failed to gain on a'five-yard line. Bishop was Columbia's first down jreceiving the Reavy on: f lin. {bles counted Drought | Yorke®s, Jones, A return punt to Colum*la’ d Hine. twentyopabs tae, Son witho| Columhta other pane MAR ae heest pun pen fer forty «ark: Ryans